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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
When you hear Jesus quote Isaiah, “This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me …” it can give us pause to consider whether or not our profession of faith at Mass and our prayers are rooted in our love for God or are merely familiar words said without thinking.
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On Saturday night, my dad and I watched the movie, Father Stu Reborn. If you haven’t seen it, it’s the story of a man whose life is full of family heartache and personal struggles who discovers a loving God and ultimately becomes a priest … but not without trials.
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Holy lives of inspiration | Love thy Neighbor
What’s the best life advice that you’ve ever received? Recently, I was speaking with a friend who told me that when he turned fifty, he asked a wise priest that we both knew for some advice since he’d hit a significant milestone.
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Healing the family | Why pray?
Within the scope of today’s first reading and gospel are tragedy and grief and faith and healing … all parts of the lived experience for each of us to one degree or another. In the first reading, we hear of King David’s son, who had betrayed him, ultimately falling prey to Joab.
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Healing the family | Return to the Church
On Sunday and now, today’s gospel reveals Jesus’ authority over evil. In both cases, men’s souls have been captured by Satan. No human action can save them, either by their own efforts or anyone else. Only Jesus can set them free.
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Learn more about our faith | Return to the Church
On this day of prayer for the legal protection of unborn children, we’re reminded of the temptation to doubt God. In today’s gospel, the scribes from Jerusalem were considered more respected than the Pharisees. And so, it was significant for them to make a claim that Jesus was both possessed by the devil and using Satan’s power to drive out demons.
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